How to make full FossaMail backup?
Posted: 2016-12-23, 20:43
I've been using FossaMail for a while and now want to update to the latest version and add a couple of new accounts. But first, I want to back up everything I have ... the account definitions and a couple of years of emails that reside in a named cache location.
Previously, I've just copied the entire cache directory, trusting that I would at least have my content. But, now, I'd like to have a full backup, suitable for restoring everything in the event of a drive failure.
I made my first attempt at this using the Backup Tool and it failed. I quickly realized that I don't have much of an idea of how FossaMail is integrated with Pale Moon ... and, therefore, what an effective backup strategy should be.
What would make a "complete" backup? And what would a complete restore operation look like? (i.e., the steps to bring a full email history into a brand new copy of FossaMail)
Thanks in advance for any help. (I'm now using v25.1.6)
Previously, I've just copied the entire cache directory, trusting that I would at least have my content. But, now, I'd like to have a full backup, suitable for restoring everything in the event of a drive failure.
I made my first attempt at this using the Backup Tool and it failed. I quickly realized that I don't have much of an idea of how FossaMail is integrated with Pale Moon ... and, therefore, what an effective backup strategy should be.
What would make a "complete" backup? And what would a complete restore operation look like? (i.e., the steps to bring a full email history into a brand new copy of FossaMail)
Thanks in advance for any help. (I'm now using v25.1.6)